ArtNews
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CEO of Royal Commission of AlUla Arrested for Corruption, Money Laundering
Amr al-Madani, the chief executive officer of the Royal Commission of AlUla in Saudi Arabia, was arrested on corruption charges on January 28....
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Alice Mackler, Artist Who Had a Late-Career Rise in New York, Dies at 92
Alice Mackler, an artist whose piquantly fashioned ceramics caught the attention of prominent New York critics in the final stages of her...
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Iran Calls for Halt of British Museum’s Planned Loan of 2,600-Year-Old Babylonian Artifact to Jerusalem
Iranian officials are calling to halt the planned transfer of a significant Babylonian artifact from the British Museum to Jerusalem, raising...
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Centre Pompidou and Staff Reach Agreement, Ending Three-Month Strike
The Centre Pompidou, a complex of cultural institutions that includes France’s National Museum of Modern Art, has reached an agreement with two...
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Laurie Anderson Withdraws from Visiting Professor Post at German University After Pro-Palestine Letter Resurfaces
The New York–based artist and musician Laurie Anderson said she would not take up a visiting professor position at the Folkwang University of...
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Eddie Martinez to Represent San Marino at 2024 Venice Biennale
American artist Eddie Martinez will represent the Republic of San Marino, the small, landlocked country on the Italian peninsula, at the 2024...
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Across the Iron Curtain, A Vibrant Art Scene Thrived Above and Underground
An easel, an upturned doll, some houseplants, some rolled-up papers, a basket, a chair: these are some of the items that appear in a...
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At Tate Modern’s Feminist Art Event, Activists Decry Hamas’ Sexual Violence Against Female Israeli Hostages
On Friday evening outside the Tate Modern in London, activists flooded a feminist art event in protest against Hamas’ alleged use of...
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6 Times the Mona Lisa Was Vandalized or Stolen
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa may be one of the most beloved artworks in the world. Seen by millions of people each year, it is considered to be...
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Pace Gallery Closes New York Flagship Space for the Day After Being Tagged with Pro-Palestine Messages
On Saturday, Pace Gallery’s New York flagship building closed to the public for the day after the space was spray-painted with...